The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-08

campaign, which has been so far remarkably
! active. Various committees were appolnted
| TO canvass the county for signatures TO the
petition OF landowners, and the WORK mas
been accomplished. The decree OF Judge
! Norton in the Anderson case, which was TO
the effect that petitions could be received up to
| Aug. 15 fell like bomb in the camp OF the
"Autis" It was the general impression
/ that hearing the petition OF a majority OF
the landowners was condition precedent,
and that no election could be ordered until
the requisite signatures were ootaIned
| Unless those who are opposed to tins Dill
| can succeed in defeating the election there Is
little hope for their cause. The various
| churches have taken the matter in hand and
have been holding meetings for some weeks,
and have number of appointments still 10
! fill. The colored people in Laurens are also
taking great interest in the matter and are
holding services at their churches daily,
preaching and praying for prohibitlon.
| They Will continue the sunrise prayer
meeting daily until Aug. 10, the day OF
election. While it can not be said that
there is any organized opposition to prohl-
| bltlon in Laurens county, yet few OF the
local liquor dealers have employed counsel
to fight the bill in the courts.
| Summerville has had her cyclone and
earthquake, and now she has her titled no
bility in the person Of George Richard
|
Earl first made his appearance in the fall or
of 1886 He came to Summerville, 1t is
said, from Baltimore, and during his stay
was employed as prescription clerk at the
drug store of DR.. Samuel Prioleau, where
he was known and called "Dr. George
| Simons." During the last three or four
years, exclusive of short residence in Bal
timore, it Is said he lived in Texas, state
ment which one could most readily believe,
| Judging from the width of his sombrero
and the dashing style of his equestrianism.
| Dr.. Simons was not recognized as
handsome He is low of stature,
fine eyes, dark hair and beard, and COM
plexion that bears indsputable evidence of
an acquaintance with the plains of Texas
| rather than THE earldom of Harinxsma.
The ''Earln claimed that he was English,
| you know" but this was discredited by
many by reason of his strong teutonic &C
| cent, which savored greatly of a longer resi-
dence near the Rhine than in the big city on
the Thames. Summervillians, as general
rule, are not easily excited, but one can
| readily imagine the surprise and amazement
| that spread through the town when it was
announced that the following invitation had
been sent out: Mrs. L. II. Vose requests
the pleasure of your company at the mar
riage of her daughter, Mary Frances,
| to George Richard Simons Wiser,
Earl of Harinxsma, Tuesday evening,
Aug. 2, at home This was the first anthem
tic information received that for nearly
| year the people have been living in blissful
| ignorance of the fact that they had a real
| live earl in their midst. The bride is well
known, being daughter of the late Capt.
| Carsten Vose, and for some time q leader
in social circles. The marriage ceremony,
which took place at the residence of the
brides mother, in the presence of the imme-
date family and few very intimate friends,
Il II L.. II ~
| Tbe Earl and his bride left by the Columbia
train for Charleston, where they will remain
| few days before going to Richmond, Va,
where they will spend the honeymoon.
| The Court of General Sessions convened
at Edgefield Monday. The Grand Jury
made the following sensational report:
THE committee appointed to examine the
books of the public officers find those of the
Judge of Probate, Sheriff, Clerk of the
| Court, Auditor, Treasurer, and School
Commissioner, in good condition and well
kept. The books of the County Commits
sioners are also in good condition, but the
| County Commissioners have failed i'll many
instances TO fulfill the requirements of the
law. If their whole duty had been per-
| formed, it would not have been necessary
for. our special committee to re-
main at the courthouse six days to
perform the duty imposed on them
| The County Commissioners, instead of
making out itemized accounts. have
| simply charged the county with 100 days
| work, and so many days Travelled. We
recommend that hereafter their accounts be
not approved by the Auditor unless they
be made out strictly in accordance with sec
| ton 637 of the General Statutes. We also
| find that the County Commissioners have
failed to do their duty in approving the
bonds of certain of the county officers. The
| sureties of the Treasurer and Sheriff have
| Justified to an amount exceeding their
bonds, yet the Auditors books do not show
property above liabilities. We recommend
that they be strengthened The bonds of
the Clerk of the Court and County Commits
| sioner Crouch should also be strengthened.
The Coroner's bond is insufficient, and we
recommend that his bond be perfected in
thirty days, or the office be declared vacant
We find the Masters office in a deplorable
| condition. Without q thorough examina-
ton of his books from the time of his APP
continent to office to the present
we can find out the amount of money
in his hands belonging to his office. From
his last annual report it appears that he had
on hand at that time s., 716 "a. He claims
that since that report he has received Si0,-
532 and has paid out 81, 305 55. This shows
a balance still on hand of S4,942 80. He
states that he has 81 1896 in money and drafts
deposited in the safe of Calvin Hart, IS, 992
IN the Central Railroad Bank of Columbia.
He has no certificate of deposit or bank
book. In order to be able to make report,
we telegraphed to the Comptroller General
to find out the amount deposited in
the Central National Bank of Columbia,
and his reply was: Balance to credit of
Master of Edgefleld county, $50 A. We
saw so many evidences of irregularities and
transportation that we believe him to be
n dpfautRr to a considerable amOunt y s
S. Tompkins, the Master, is nearly 20 years
of